Ranjit Sabikhi

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Principal Partner, Ranjit Sabikhi Architects

Latest Articles By Ranjit Sabikhi

Rebuilding Of Prime Plots Without Proper Urban Design Spells Disaster For The City

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DDA as the agency responsible for controlling development has failed to prevent extensive unauthorized construction across the city

Where Do The Urban Poor Live In Delhi

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Companies & Markets Sector Reports Construction

The urban poor presently occupy less than one fifth of the total land taken up by residential development in the Delhi urban area. This includes the slum settlements, the resettlement colonies, the unauthorized colonies and the urban villages

Pooling Of Land In Delhi

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Land Pooling if properly implemented on the basis of a coordinated detailed urban design can help transform the city

VIP Culture -- Politicians, Bureaucrats And Their Hunger For Status Symbol

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It may be highlighted that government land belonging to whichever government agency is public land, the priority for the development of which should be in the larger public interest, and not for the development of status symbols for politicians and bureaucrats

Planning For Long-Term More Important Than Spending Funds On Iconic Projects

Ranjit Sabikhi

Economy India

A walk along the central road in ITO area gives an idea of the scale of congestion created by the mixture of vehicular and pedestrian traffic along its entire length

Is It Possible To Solve Delhi’s Traffic Problems

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In order to handle the transportation needs of steadily increasing population, rapid transit systems like the Metro-rail and the Bus Rapid Transit, are both essential

Control Of Traffic In Delhi An Issue Of Major Concern

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Economy India

Car users constitute a small minority of the total population, but occupy a major section of space in the city in the form of roads and parking areas

DDA Ignores Gazetted Norms In Proposed TOD Projects

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Companies & Markets Sector Reports Construction

One of the important recommendations of the Delhi Master Plan 2021 notified in February 2007 was that Influence Zones along the metro rail and major transportation corridors be declared as intensive development zones

Alaknanda Mall: DDA’s Callous Disregard Of Citizen Protests

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Over the years DDA has become a concentration of administrators focused on the commercial exploitation of land. They have lost complete control over the need to track actual development on the ground, recording it in detail, and helping to correct and control serious shortcomings

Upgrading Of Infrastructure In The Delhi Urban Area An Urgent Need

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The absence of adequate community facilities such as schools, health centers, hospitals, and open spaces for community functions and children’s play space, is a major shortcoming in all low income concentrations